12/26/2024 5:33:00 PM until 12/26/2024 8:30:00 PM

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Louisiana, including the following parishes, southern Bossier, southern Caddo, De Soto, northwestern Natchitoches, Red River and northern Sabine and northeast Texas, including the following county, eastern Shelby. * WHEN...Until 830 PM CST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 532 PM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen since early this afternoon. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches, with isolated higher amounts, are expected over the area through 830 PM. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Shreveport, Bossier City, Natchitoches, Mansfield, Haughton, Many, Coushatta, Benton, Stonewall, Zwolle, Logansport, Campti, Joaquin, Converse, Fosters, Eastwood, Patroon, Allen, Oak Grove and Pleasant Hill. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood